Agoraphobia treatment using video call hypnotherapy
Agoraphobia is a condition wherein an individual is exposed to a situation that triggers a sense of fear or panic, thereby causing this individual to feel trapped or helpless or embarrassed, or a combination of these feelings.
Agoraphobia is not only about a fear of open spaces, but any place or situation where the sufferer doesn’t feel safe. Understandably, sufferers typically go to great lengths to avoid these places and situations and are motivated to stay in places they do feel safe.
Sufferers of agoraphobia are also likely to have suffered a panic attack in front of others and may become afraid of being negatively judged if repeated. This can act as further motivation for these individuals to avoid these situations.
Agoraphobics can also fear being left alone and often cope better when accompanied by a trusted companion.
Agoraphobia is not only about a fear of open spaces, but any place or situation where the sufferer doesn’t feel safe. Understandably, sufferers typically go to great lengths to avoid these places and situations and are motivated to stay in places they do feel safe.
Sufferers of agoraphobia are also likely to have suffered a panic attack in front of others and may become afraid of being negatively judged if repeated. This can act as further motivation for these individuals to avoid these situations.
Agoraphobics can also fear being left alone and often cope better when accompanied by a trusted companion.
Agoraphobia symptoms
An agoraphobic exposed to a situation that is perceived as unsafe will typically experience an unpleasant feeling often described as intense fear, terror or panic.
This unpleasant feeling is usually accompanied by unpleasant physical symptoms such as a racing heart, rapid breathing, nausea, perspiration, dry mouth, feeling hot and having the shakes.
Avoiding situations that trigger these unpleasant symptoms is understandably typical of agoraphobics.
The severity of agoraphobia varies tremendously between sufferers and tends to increase if not resolved.
This unpleasant feeling is usually accompanied by unpleasant physical symptoms such as a racing heart, rapid breathing, nausea, perspiration, dry mouth, feeling hot and having the shakes.
Avoiding situations that trigger these unpleasant symptoms is understandably typical of agoraphobics.
The severity of agoraphobia varies tremendously between sufferers and tends to increase if not resolved.
What causes agoraphobia?
When it comes to agoraphobia, as with all phobias, there is no single universal cause. The cause will always be specific to the experience of the agoraphobic. Factors unique to the agoraphobic initiate and compound the development of agoraphobia.
Further anxiety can be caused by the fear that there may be no easy way to resolve agoraphobia.
Further anxiety can be caused by the fear that there may be no easy way to resolve agoraphobia.
Do you have agoraphobia?
If you can answer yes to most of the following questions you may be affected by agoraphobia:
- Do you avoid situations because you’re frightened of having a panic attack?
- Do you feel stressed or frightened to leave home?
- Do you feel afraid of being alone?
- Do you feel frightened while standing in long queues?
- Do you feel frightened while being in a confined space?
- Do you feel frightened while being in wide open spaces?
- Do you feel frightened while being in crowded places?
- Are there certain places or situations you must avoid?
Treatment
Agoraphobia treatment is simple because agoraphobia is simply a fear. Agoraphobics are not born with agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is acquired during the course of life and is a learned response to one’s individual experience. As such acquiring agoraphobia is personal and needs a personal treatment specific to the individual sufferer.
There is no effect without cause and hypnotherapy is effective in resolving agoraphobia because it helps the sufferer to understand what the specific fear is and how it came about. Reversing this condition calls for a process of systemic desensitization which is easiest using hypnosis.
Hypnotherapy is a very effective method to facilitate rapid learning for individuals and helps the sufferer to learn to feel safe again.
If you're not sure if hypnotherapy can help you, take advantage of our preliminary consultation offer. Meet our hypnotherapist and learn how hypnosis works and have all your questions answered whilst in the safety and comfort of your own home.
There is no effect without cause and hypnotherapy is effective in resolving agoraphobia because it helps the sufferer to understand what the specific fear is and how it came about. Reversing this condition calls for a process of systemic desensitization which is easiest using hypnosis.
Hypnotherapy is a very effective method to facilitate rapid learning for individuals and helps the sufferer to learn to feel safe again.
If you're not sure if hypnotherapy can help you, take advantage of our preliminary consultation offer. Meet our hypnotherapist and learn how hypnosis works and have all your questions answered whilst in the safety and comfort of your own home.